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Thursday, July 28, 2011

How to... With The Writing Huntress

Going to the movies, now that I am once again unemployed, is something of a luxury. The prices of movies are astronomical; one generally has to give up half of his or her college fund in order to pay for said movie night. When I see a movie that I would really enjoy seeing, I wish I were back in Lockport, NY the home of a drive-in movie theater that costs about as much as half a coke at a regular theater to enjoy an evening full of visual delights. The whole thing is an experience of the highest cinematic order, from seeing the night sky as you gaze up to the mammoth screen, to eating home-bought treats and even maybe a little wine in paper dixi cups. Besides being allowed to sit wherever we wanted, from the hood to the roof to the tailgate of DU's truck, the best part was the previews. Without fail, after each preview rolled past the screen, I was quick to rate the movie, good, bad, or horrible. A movie about the pop sensation who strikingly resembles a young girl with a bowl cut, Justin Beiber? No thanks. A movie about football teams who have to deal with the drama of which cheerleader belongs to whom? Yeah, no thanks. A movie about getting lost, deep inside the Alaskan wilderness, searching for one's true self amongst the moose and bear? Sign me up! I returned to this memory quite a few times in the last week as I have fallen into a little bit of a rut.

I again, have stumbled into the arms of another unsettling predicament with my previous employer. So, once again, a company has closed and I am unemployed. I had a couple of really neat pieces half-finished when the ax fell and for some odd reason, I just could not finish them. Like lost little lambs, I have let them stray, worst yet I can't even seem to find the energy to retrieve them. I was talking about this with DU, who is always the best for brainstorming. I had told him a little while ago that I wanted to start doing videos on HLYH. I assumed that this came from my brief stint in the limelight with my Cooper Tire debut or that my writing was drying up like grass in the late August scorching sun in the face of mounting stress.

DU and I threw around a couple of ideas but it was only when I received yet another e-mail from someone who had found my blog and was looking for answers that the stars aligned. I have been steadily receiving mail from those who have serious hunting questions. Girls looking to start hunting, guys looking for advice about what to do about their girlfriends, and everything in-between. I had figured that since my writing was taking a little bit of a Summer vacation, maybe it was time to start toying with other avenues. Hence, I downloaded IMovie and started my work.

I figured that no movie is really a movie without a super-dramatic trailer, filled with every random accolade the movie may or may not have accrued by every critic you have never heard of. Also, I really did not want to revoke your right to critique a movie simply from the trailer so I went ahead and created this little gem for you all :

And for those who are still interested with what I have to say about this new project, please direct your attention to the box below!

(For the record, I have no idea why YouTube decided to have that section as the beginning- I look like I'm either suffering from jaundice, scurvy, or other pirate-y diseases.)

As I said in the video, if you have any information or questions that you would like to be answered, do not hesitate to let me know! Tune in next week as I sweat and grunt through my pre-season workout!